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Emanuell Cumbo 1667 VA Land Grant Fully Transcribed

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Here is a full transcription of Emaunell Cumbo’s 18 April 1667 land grant which I am making publicly available to researchers for the first time.

To all who read now known great hand of Will Berkeley Knight Good Governor Grants

Emanuell Cumbo Negro fifty acres of land according to his ancient landfall Bounties claimed

On lands in James City VA Colony said bounty lands being part of a greater record it has

formerly granted unto Will Davis lately found to escheat to his majesty’s crown in

Virginia whom found at Will of your jury Has ordered wherein attest faith of Col. Myles

Cary Esq General Minister Escheat Grant fault a County and the Jury sworn afore affirm

Found and appeared here this 18th Day of April 1667 may approve deed is now

Granted unto the said Emanuell who has made his composition so has paid awarding

Found so judge and assign his so to lands ordering and filing

Deed this 18th day of April 1667.

Virginia’s Land Patent collections are available on-line through the Library of Virginia. Here is the digitized original record available in Patent book No. 6 1666-1679, page 39.

This record was transcribed by volunteers official and unofficial with The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Blockson Collection at Temple University and the Library of Virginia, under the guidance of Connie Cole of Penn State University.  Thank you.

If any readers of this blog post transcribe any part of this document differently, please add your interpretation to the comments section so it can also be made available to researchers.  Thank you.

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20 Comments

    1. Good question. Here’s my interpretation: Granted unto the said Emanuell who has made his composition (proven or demonstrated) so has paid awarding.

  3. Interpretation of the grant as of 4/28/2019 – Governor Will Berkley grants Emanuell Cumbo 50 acres on land originally granted to Will Davis according to ancient landfall rights. This land, which was originally granted to Will Davis, was reverted back to the crown, either because Will Davis died with no heirs or failed to pay taxes. The land was reverted under the authority of Col. Myles Cary, appointed Minister of Escheat of the Colony. A jury swears and affirms that the land deed is now granted to Emanuell Cumbo who has proven that he’s paid for the land. The judge assigns lands to him on 18 April 1667.

    1. Andre, Thank you for this wonderful website and for providing your interpretation of the land grant. My 3rd great-grandmother, Esther Comby (possibly born Feb 2 1795 in Brunswick County, North Carolina) may be a descendant of Emanuell Cumbo, although I’ve not found as much proof as I would like. Patricia Harris, Seattle

  7. It’s unfortunate that the quality of image is so poor. If you’re able to visit Richmond you might be able to examine the original, which would surely be more legible (and hopefully LVA will eventually create better images!). My take on this: “To all &c Whereas &c Now Know yee that I ye said Sr Will Berkeley Knt [Knight] Govr [Governor] &c give & grant unto Emanuell [Cambow?] Negro ffifty acres of Land according to the ancient Lawfull bounds thereof scituate in James Citty County the said Land being parte of a greater Quantitie formerly granted unto Willm Davis and Lately found to Escheate to his Maty [common abbreviation for Majesty] as by an Inquisition recorded in the secretary’s office undr [under] the hands & Seales of Coll [Colonel] Myles Cary Esqr [Esquire] his Maties [Majesty’s] Escheater Genll [General] for the sd County and the Jury sworne before him for that purpose dated the [18th?] Day of Aprill 1664 may appeare, and is now granted unto the said Emanuell who hath made his Composicon [Composition] to bee paid according to act, to have and to hold &c, to bee held &c, Yeilding and paying &c Provided &c Dated the 18th day of Aprill 1667” The document (like others in this series) uses “&c” (etc.) as a way of leaving out a lot of legal verbiage. William Davis likely died without heirs, and his land escheated (reverted) back to the crown, and Emanuell applied for it, covering costs (the “composition”). The “yielding and paying” at the end likely refers to quitrents that would be due on the land.

  8. Here’s a list of relevant information to help identify the location of Emanuell Cumbo’s land

    William Davis is granted 200 acres around 1639.

    Emanuell Cumbo is granted 50 acres from Will Davis’s tract in 1667.

    The ground for Will Davis land grant adjoined the ground of Alexander Sloman.

    The Sloman land grant is said to be a part of Berkeley Hundred.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Hundred

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Plantation

    Berkley Hundred neighbor’s Martin’s Hundred

    Martin’s Hundred

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Hundred

    Carters Grove was formed from Martin’s Hundred

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter%27s_Grove

    http://www.history.org/history/museums/carters_grove.cfm

  14. There’s a section on Wm Davis land grant report on early VA land patterns describing him buying 50ac tract from Capt Francis Pott in 1642. Here are links on Pott

    http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Driggers_Dutchfield.htm?fbclid=IwAR1gSLojQ7GYXSmp6h7FjUE2H6X46BGfcwmwkAZy-w-8M9k9POtdff1uUqI

    https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Francis-Potts/6000000031809196937?fbclid=IwAR1SwAq718yhkqRd4A-Joe-DPcQWZjg98CcZoUGjXbwDWFOOzcOjX46OiL4

    http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Driggus_Emanuel&fbclid=IwAR2V2F0GVWNXOihpB8uMRPwCe4mKR2pamqmafjW6SRD3tZpfCf-5tl9vB3Q

    Circa 1630 Francis Pott was commander of fort at Point Comfort, Colonial VA’s slave port

    https://books.google.com/books?id=3iQSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=%22francis%20pott%22%20virginia&source=bl&ots=2sKu86yob4&sig=ACfU3U0gpRi45QIocjNQNU__-06kIiP6xA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjpgcee9vPhAhXhQ98KHfGtBjsQ6AEwCXoECAgQAQ&fbclid=IwAR3Sejq5VTfXK-PzEcuJwOUgvu4JeHKYRdVlYHLNCpkodc0H3Th15xMnATU#v=onepage&q=%22francis%20pott%22%20virginia&f=false

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